Hungarian Works for Violin & Cello

Friedemann Eichhorn (violin), Alexander Hulshoff (cello)

they never attempt to imitate folk instruments but play with a full-out, classically cultivated tone, but one that never smooths over the rough edges. The best of two worlds? — Gramophone Magazine, December 2013

About

A program of imaginative arrangements of Hungarian compositions for violin and violoncello featuring works by Kodály, Seiber, Bartók, Ligeti and others. These are rousing, spirited interpretations by Friedemann Eichhorn and Alexander Hülshoff. 2013 is the 90th anniversary of Ligeti’s birth.

Reviews

December 2013

they never attempt to imitate folk instruments but play with a full-out, classically cultivated tone, but one that never smooths over the rough edges. The best of two worlds?